SALT LAKE CITY - Westminster men's basketball (8-10, 6-6 RMAC) will look to win its third-straight game on its home court as it hosts Western Colorado (8-7, 6-4 RMAC) on Friday night before taking on Fort Lewis College (9-6, 5-4 RMAC) on Saturday, both games tipping-off at 7 p.m.
Game Info:
- Westminster College has temporarily suspended spectator attendance for Westminster home basketball games including this weekend's men's and women's basketball doubleheaders at Behnken Field House.
- All Westminster basketball games will still be available to stream for free on the RMAC Network. Viewers can watch live or on-demand online at rmacnetwork.com/Westminster or on the RMAC Network app, available on all major app stores.
- Westminster College will continue to assess the feasibility of fans for the remainder of the men's and women's basketball season.
About the Griffins:
- Westminster fell just short of taking out No. 11 Regis last weekend, losing 60-68 in the Regis Field House on Friday night.
- Westminster trailed by just three with under five minutes to play but surrendered back-to-back Ranger three-pointers and were not able to answer on the offensive end.
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Taylor Miller scored a career-high 15 in Friday's as Westminster had a three-game winning streak snapped at Regis.
- Although the Griffins head into another week as the second-best rebounding team in the RMAC (+5.2 rpg), Westminster grabbed a season-low 25 boards in Saturday's double-digit loss at Colorado School of Mines.
- As Westminster heads down the back half of its regular season schedule, the Griffins own a 4-3 record on their home court where they have won two straight.
- The Griffins picked up double-digit wins over both Colorado Christian and MSU Denver in their last home weekend.
- Over the last five games,
Reme Torbert has led Westminster in scoring at 13.2 ppg and
Matt Kitzman is the team's leading rebounder out of the back court at 6.2 rpg.
- Westminster sits alone in eighth place in the conference standings with its 6-6 record since the start of RMAC play.
About the Mountaineers (4-13, 3-8 RMAC):
- Western Colorado snapped a five-game losing skid last week with a 92-89 overtime win over CSU Pueblo.
- The Mountaineers won their first pair of home RMAC contests before a double-digit home loss to Regis kicked off an 0-5 stretch that included four home losses.
- Matthew Ragsdale is the second leading scorer in the conference at 22.2 points per game. Ragsdale has knocked down 44 three's so far this season, the fourth-most in the RMAC.
- Jaelan McCloud is the conference's leading three-point shooter by shooting percentage, knocking down 35-of-73 (.479) attempts so far this season.
- Western will continue the weekend from the road, playing at Colorado Mesa on Saturday, Jan. 29.
- Series History:
- Westminster leads the all-time series 14-3 but the Mountaineers have won two of the last three contests.
- The Griffins are 9-0 all-time at home against Western including a 10-point win in Behnken Field House last season.
- Westminster owned a nine-game winning streak, the longest streak in the all-time series, over a 14-year stretch from 2002-2017.
About the Sky Hawks (9-6, 5-4 RMAC):
- Fort Lewis will make its return to the Behnken Field House after going 1-1 in a pair of neutral site non-conference gaems back in November.
- The Sky Hawks took out Western Oregon, 89-63, but fell to Central Washington, 89-87, the following night.
- FLC split its two games last week with an 85-76 win at home to CSU Pueblo last Friday followed by a one-point overtime loss to Adams State on Saturday.
- Riley Farris is the team's leading scorer and rebounder playing in the post at 19.7 ppg and 5.9 rpg. Farris also has a team-leading 14 blocks.
- Akuel Kot is second on the team at 14.1 ppg and Brenden Boatwright 12.5 ppg.
- Series History:
- Westminster is 7-9 all-time against the Sky Hawks but is 6-2 at home despite falling 75-56 last season in Behnken Field House.
- The Griffins dropped each of last season's matchups but won both games the previous season.
- The two teams have split each of the past 10 matchups all-time while the Sky Hawks own a 6-5 advantage in conference matchups since Westminster joined the RMAC in 2015.
RMAC Standings (1/26):
Up Next:
Westminster men's basketball will welcome back fans into the Behnken Field House next week as it hosts a pair of midweek contests beginning with Colorado Mesa on Tues., Feb. 1, followed by Colorado School of Mines on Thurs., Feb. 3. Tickets can be purchased at westminstergriffins.com/tickets.
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